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Layout Pattern

Timeline

Horizontal or vertical progression showing events, milestones, or phases in chronological order.

TimelineChronologyProgressMilestones

How to Use It

Horizontal or vertical progression showing events, milestones, or phases in chronological order. OPF placeholders: title, timeline.

Content Zones

timeline layout example

Try dynamic composition

Explore how a text slide reflows as you change its content and shape. These examples use OPF’s shared composition rules; the copied document includes your choices.

Let the content find its spaceStart with the decision. State what the audience should understand or do.Show the evidence. Give each supporting idea enough space to be read.Make the next step clear. Keep the action specific and easy to remember.

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  "design": {
    "dimensions": {
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      "heightInches": 7.5
    }
  },
  "slides": [
    {
      "title": "Let the content find its space",
      "composition": {
        "mode": "auto"
      },
      "blocks": [
        {
          "text": "Start with the decision. State what the audience should understand or do."
        },
        {
          "text": "Show the evidence. Give each supporting idea enough space to be read."
        },
        {
          "text": "Make the next step clear. Keep the action specific and easy to remember."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Composition rules and examples as JSON · Pagination rules and example JSON

Related Layouts

Similar OPF layout slugs with matching content types, spatial patterns, or presentation use cases.

Visual Storytelling

Process Flow

Step-by-step sequence with arrows or connectors. Shows how something works, from input to output.

/layouts/process-flow

Business Strategic

Gantt / Project Plan

Horizontal bar chart of tasks across a timeline. The canonical project-status slide.

/layouts/gantt-project-plan

Business Strategic

Roadmap

Strategic timeline showing planned initiatives across phases or quarters. Communicates direction and commitment.

/layouts/roadmap

Visual Storytelling

Architecture Stack

Layered diagram of a system from foundation to user-facing. Classic for tech stacks and capability layers.

/layouts/architecture-stack

Visual Storytelling

Case Study

Three-panel narrative of Challenge, Solution, and Impact. Turns a customer story into proof.

/layouts/case-study

Visual Storytelling

Circular Lifecycle

Stages arranged in a closed loop. Shows processes that repeat rather than end.

/layouts/circular-lifecycle

OPF Config

layouts:timeline
Open Presentation Format
{
  "$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
  "name": "PPTX.gallery — layouts/timeline",
  "tags": [
    "gallery:layouts/timeline"
  ],
  "slides": [
    {
      "id": "gallery-preview-1",
      "layout": "timeline",
      "title": "Timeline",
      "timeline": {
        "events": [
          {
            "when": "Now",
            "what": "Plan"
          },
          {
            "when": "Next",
            "what": "Build"
          },
          {
            "when": "Later",
            "what": "Launch"
          }
        ]
      },
      "design": {
        "contentBox": false,
        "contentAlignment": "left",
        "titleAlignment": "left",
        "contentDirection": "horizontal"
      }
    }
  ],
  "catalogs": {
    "layouts": {
      "records": [
        {
          "$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf-layout/v1",
          "id": "timeline",
          "name": "Timeline",
          "label": "Timeline",
          "summary": "Horizontal or vertical progression showing events, milestones, or phases in chronological order.",
          "description": "Horizontal or vertical progression showing events, milestones, or phases in chronological order.",
          "tags": [
            "Chronology",
            "Progress",
            "Milestones"
          ],
          "master": "Gallery",
          "masterSlideIndex": 17,
          "groupHash": "1ed7fdcdb6c12d2204a2cc91864fc5f832487b439e979b9c04954fff0e157d59",
          "groupDefault": true,
          "contentType": "Timeline",
          "contentMultiple": "1x",
          "contentAlignment": "Left",
          "contentBox": false,
          "contentTypeChartPrimary": "None",
          "contentTypeImageFill": "None",
          "contentTypeListBullet": "None",
          "contentTypeListHeading": false,
          "slideTitle": true,
          "slideTitleAlignment": "Left",
          "slideImage": false,
          "slideImageAlignment": "None",
          "slideLayoutDirection": "Horizontal",
          "zones": [
            {
              "role": "title",
              "placeholder": "title"
            },
            {
              "role": "timeline",
              "placeholder": "timeline content 2"
            }
          ],
          "preview": {},
          "details": "Horizontal or vertical progression showing events, milestones, or phases in chronological order. OPF placeholders: title, timeline.",
          "category": "visual-storytelling",
          "spatialCategory": "single zone",
          "contentTypeTags": [
            "mixed",
            "timeline"
          ],
          "placeholders": [
            {
              "type": "title"
            },
            {
              "type": "timeline"
            }
          ],
          "slideSubtitle": false
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
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